Not asking, just telling: Officer’s statement to defendant was not a ‘Miranda’ violation

It’s a basic rule taught in high school government class: once a criminal suspect in custody asserts his Fifth Amendment right to an attorney, police must stop questioning him.
That doesn’t mean the police can’t talk to him at all.
In People v. White (Lawyers Weekly No. 07-76779, 12 pages), the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled a ...